1 Pellicle, the protective cover which can be applied to a photomask used in semiconductor device fabrication. Pellicle, the protective cover which can be applied to a photomask used in semiconductor device fabrication.
The percentage of Americans without health insurance just hit an all-time low. The percentage of Americans that do not have health insurance now sits at 8.6%, the lowest on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, appears to be meeting its goal of reducing the percentage of Americans without health insurance. The uninsured rate remained steady from the second quarter of 2014 at 13.4% in the third quarter.This is the lowest recorded uninsured rate since Gallup and Healthways began tracking it in 2008. The previous low point was 14.4% in the third quarter of 2008.ninsured Rate Declines Most in the West. Since the end of 2013, the uninsured rate has dropped most in the West -- 4.8 points, from 18.7% to 13.9%. In the Midwest and South, the uninsured rates have also dropped significantly, 3.9 and 3.4 points, respectively.